HB 1015 — Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings.

H-0748.1H-0005.2 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1015 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By House Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Duerr, Ramel, Ryu, Berry, Reed, Fitzgibbon, Macri, Doglio, Simmons, Peterson, Pollet, Kloba, and Parshley)Parshley READPrefiled FIRST12/05/24. TIME 01/28/25.

Read first time 01/13/25.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

1 SHBHB 1015 (1) Cities and counties may require that the owner of a single- family detachedresidence dwelling unit, duplex, triplex, quadplex, cottage housing, townhouse, or attached accessory dwelling unit obtain and make available a home energy performance report before the residence may be publicly advertised for sale.

(2) AnIf ordinance adopted by a city or county requiringrequires a home energy performance reportsreport pursuant to subsectionthis (1)section, ofthe thishome sectionenergy shallaudit havemust ancomply effectivewith datethe onerequirements yearof afterthis adoption.section.

(3) IfIn order to minimize the financial impacts on low-income home sellers associated with a requirement to obtain a home energy performance report, neither a city ornor a county requiresmay require a home energy performance report pursuantuntil tothe thiscity section,or thecounty homehas energyfirst auditconducted mustan complyanalysis withof such financial impacts and adopted a program to mitigate such financial impacts, including the requirementssubsidization of thisthe section.cost of home energy performance reports for low-income home sellers.

(4) InA order to minimize the financial impacts on low-income home sellers associated with a requirement to obtain a home energy performance report,report neitherrequired aby city nor a county may require a home energy performance report until the city or county haspursuant first conducted an analysis of such financial impacts and adopted a program to mitigatethis suchsection financialmust impacts,include including the subsidizationfollowing ofinformation: the cost of home energy performance reports for low-income home sellers.

(5) A home energy performance report required by a city or county pursuant to this section must include the following information:

(5) A home energy performance report required by a city or county pursuant to this section must be prepared by a qualified home energy auditor certified by a qualification certification program approved by the United States department of energy.

2 SHBHB 1015 (6) AThe format of a home energy performance report required by a city or county pursuant to this section must becomply preparedwith bythe a qualified home energy auditorperformance certifiedreport byformat adeveloped qualificationby certificationthe programdepartment approvedof bycommerce thepursuant Unitedto Statessection department3 of energy.this act.

(7) The format of a home energy performance report must comply with the home energy performance report format developed by the department of commerce pursuant to section 3 of this act.

Cities and counties may add additional criteria and information to the standard report format.

(8) A single home energy performance report may be obtained and replicated for buildings constructed within the same land division using identical design specifications with identical features including, but not limited to, floorplan, type and amount of insulation, windows, attic fans, heating and cooling systems, hot water heaters, and appliances.

(9) The home energy performance report is valid for eight years after the assessment date, provided that no changes to mechanical systems, building envelope, energy efficiency, or square footage in the home has occurred.

For the purposes of this section, an assessment date is the date the assessment was completed.

The standardized format report must include space for cities and counties to add additional criteria and information if they desire.

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